Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . , has terrors for it. It will grow in a darkiiall, a cool bed-room, or stand on the mantel in a heatedsitting-room. It will st;ind gas and dust, and will go formonths witliout a drop of water, yet remain as thrifty asever. Singularly beautiful as well as easily grown. Erect,rigid, sword-like leaves; in some old specimens reaching alength of from four to six feet. The leaves are thick andfleshy, a dark green color, with clouded bars of white. InMay and June it sends up long plumy flower spikes, which,in their soft feathery whiteness, remind o
Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . , has terrors for it. It will grow in a darkiiall, a cool bed-room, or stand on the mantel in a heatedsitting-room. It will st;ind gas and dust, and will go formonths witliout a drop of water, yet remain as thrifty asever. Singularly beautiful as well as easily grown. Erect,rigid, sword-like leaves; in some old specimens reaching alength of from four to six feet. The leaves are thick andfleshy, a dark green color, with clouded bars of white. InMay and June it sends up long plumy flower spikes, which,in their soft feathery whiteness, remind one of an Agavesflower. The splendid outlines of this plant, together with itsdistinctive marbling, make it a superb plant for jardinieres,centers of vases, etc. It will also grow splendidly out of doorsin summer. Just the plant for sunless windows or halls,where nothing else will grow. It is new and little known tocultivation, but a plant which all will delight to each ; 3 for 50c. 1 20 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. COPYRIGHTED 1333B1 JJ^HlilS. Filitera Palrp. One of the best window Palms, needing no pettingto succeed. SUmds dust and dry air, and laclc ot sun-shine, and Is very ornamental with its elegant fan-shaped leaves of a rich, dark, leathery green. Pic-turesquely fringed with long thread-lilce lilanientsalong the segments of the leaves. The ))laMt is a com-pact grower, well adapted to pot cultun-, sui-ci cdini; in anysituation, and with any treatment that will krep a (ieniniumalive. It will make a grand ornament during winter, and insummer it can .idorn a veranda, or be placed in any shadyplace about the garden or yard, or used lor a center in a vase,basket or flower bed—always ornamenUil anywhere. AllPalms of the fan-leaved sorts have, when young, leaves of along, narrow shape, developing the round, fan-shaped ones asthey grow older. Strong plants, 2i)c. each : 3 ; 7 for The .seed of this niagniHrcnt Palm is sure to ger
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